On the morning of November 12, 2015, His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium participated in a climate change meeting at the Palais Royal in Brussels. Today’s important meeting was held ahead of the COP21 International Climate Conference in Paris, France.

On Thursday, November 12, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands officially opened three new operating rooms in the Medical Innovation & Technology expert Center (MITeC) at Radboudumc (Radboud University) in Nijmegen.

The operating rooms “…offers unique facilities for diagnosis, treatment and research. Thus it becomes possible in the near future in order to treat cancer within one day…” according to a Radboudumc press release.

During today’s opening Her Majesty also visited the:

“…innovation bazaar at the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre. There [she] heard presentations from professionals, patients and partners, about engaging, interactive examples of technological innovations. They were among more about surgical robots of the future, specific staining and imaging to better remove tumor tissue, and how 3D technologies help to better prepare operations and accurately perform.”

On the morning of Wednesday, November 11, 2015, Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan welcomed the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, and his wife, First Lady Andri Moustakoudes, to Amman, Jordan.

After the official welcoming ceremony at Al-Husseiniya Palace His Majesty and President Anastasiades held a meeting where discussions focused on strengthening bilateral as well as economic ties between Jordan and Cyprus.